
Vaccination picks up in Kerala amid shortage fears
The Hindu
CM writes to Centre seeking 50 lakh doses
Kerala has delivered 50,71,550 doses of COVID vaccine till now, with 45,48,054 persons above 45 years in the State receiving at least one dose of the vaccine, while 5,23,496 persons are fully vaccinated with two doses, according to an official release by Health Minister K.K. Shylaja. She said it was indeed to the credit of the State that it could cover so many persons in a short time. With the mass vaccination drive taking off in a major way in the State, on Monday alone, Kerala administered 2.38 lakh doses (2,38,721), much more than Sunday when over 67,000 persons were administered the vaccine. Vaccination took place in 1,826 sites, including 1,402 government hospitals and 424 private hospitals.More Related News